Y.G.G. TIRDEUNAW

Overview

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Tirdeunaw is described as a “happy, caring and inclusive community” where the well-being of pupils and staff is a high priority. The school fosters strong relationships of respect and integrates core values such as ‘friendship’, ‘responsibility’, ‘kindness’, ‘courtesy’ and ‘Welshness’ into its learning environment.

Strengths

• Leaders provide “effective and robust leadership”, setting high expectations and supporting staff professional development.
• The curriculum is “rich” and reflects local history and culture, with a strong emphasis on raising aspirations through stimulating experiences.
• Teachers’ planning is effective, enabling most pupils to make “sound progress” in literacy, numeracy, and digital skills.
• Governors are supportive and commit appropriately to “supporting and challenging leaders”.
• Pupils have a sound understanding of school values, which contributes effectively to their good behaviour.

Areas to improve

• Develop opportunities for the youngest pupils to foster independent learning skills and creative ability inside and outside the classroom.
• Expand opportunities for pupils to make independent choices about what to learn and how to present their work.
• Strengthen the role of governors to enable them to operate more effectively as critical friends in self-evaluation.

Safeguarding

The report states that the well-being of pupils and staff is given a high priority by leaders, resulting in strong relationships of respect, though it does not provide a separate detailed safeguarding judgement.